Bharuch, Feb 10: A school principal was caught on camera thrashing a teacher inside his office in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, prompting education authorities to order a probe.
The incident took place on February 6 at Navyug Vidyalaya, a grant-in-aid school run by a trust, in Jambusar town and the institute’s management has asked school principal Hitendra Thakor not to report for duty for the time being, said Bharuch District Education Officer Swatiba Raol on Monday.
In the CCTV footage released by the school, principal Thakor, sitting inside his cabin, can be seen talking to a teacher, Rajendrasinh Parmar, who along with some other colleagues, was sitting across.
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Suddenly, Thakor is seen getting up from his chair, rushing towards Parmar and beating him up repeatedly. Thakor then pulls Parmar down on the floor from the seat and slaps him multiple times on his face in the presence of others, who can be seen in the video trying to intervene.
Raol said the school management approached her on February 7 and submitted a complaint about the principal.
“After receiving the complaint, I have formed a committee to conduct an inquiry into the incident. The committee will record the principal’s statement today (Monday). We will take action after getting the inquiry report. As of now, the school management has asked Thakor not to come to school,” said the education officer.
Raol did not shed light on what triggered the ugly incident, but Thakor separately told media persons that several parents had complained about Parmar’s behaviour.
“Many parents had registered their complaints against Parmar. Thus, I had called him for a meeting on February 6. During that meeting, I tried to make him understand in a polite manner and also asked him why there has been no change in his behaviour so far,” claimed the principal. (PTI)
